Automation QA Engineer II

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 4+ years

Location: Chennai

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Automation QA Engineer II with 4–6 years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Selenium, and API Testing, along with a passion for delivering high-quality software through robust automation frameworks and comprehensive testing strategies.

As an Automation QA Engineer II, you will work closely with software developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure applications meet functional, performance, and quality standards. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automated test suites while continuously improving testing processes and automation coverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java and Selenium for web-based applications.
• Build, execute, and optimize automated regression, smoke, sanity, and functional test suites.
• Perform API testing using RESTful services and validate request/response payloads, authentication, and business logic.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks and utilities to improve test efficiency and maintainability.
• Collaborate with developers during feature development to understand requirements and identify test scenarios.
• Review functional and technical specifications to ensure complete test coverage.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using defect management tools.
• Execute manual testing when required for new features, exploratory testing, and edge-case validation.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.
• Analyze test execution results, investigate failures, and provide detailed reports to stakeholders.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings within Agile teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by recommending best practices in test automation and quality engineering.
• Mentor junior QA engineers by sharing automation knowledge and reviewing test scripts.

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills in Java with experience developing maintainable automation scripts.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver for browser automation across multiple platforms.
• Strong expertise in API Testing, including REST APIs, request validation, response verification, authentication mechanisms, and automation of API test cases.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and defect lifecycle.
• Experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks using industry-standard design patterns.
• Familiarity with test execution, reporting, and debugging automation failures.
• Understanding of version control systems such as Git.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with build automation tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with SQL and database validation.
• Knowledge of performance, security, or cross-browser testing is an added advantage.
• Experience working with cloud-based testing platforms is a plus.

Experience

• 4–6 years of professional experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on automation testing.
• Proven experience delivering automation solutions for enterprise or web-based applications.